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MUMBAI: Sunil Hitech Engineers (SHEL) today said it has bagged a contract from Solar Energy Corporation of India for setting up a 5 MW solar plant in Maharashtra . Solar Energy Corporation (SECI), which is developing a 375 MW project in the state under the phase II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, has sub-contracted the construction work for 5 MW to SHEL, said a release. SHEL will set up the project, generate power and supply to SECI at Rs 5.45 per unit, which is fixed for the entire term of 25 years with effect from the scheduled date of commissioning, it said.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to install three more roof-top solar power plants in its premises, as a continuation of its policy to encourage eco-friendly work practices and technologies. These three plants, with a joint power generation capacity of 250 KWP (kilowatts peak), will come up at the Anand Vihar ISBT and Pragati Maidan Metro stations along with DMRC's residential complex at Pushp Vihar. The individual production capacity of these plants will be 115 kwp at Anand Vihar ISBT, Pragati Maidan 85 KWP and Metro Enclave, Saket with 50 KWP. The Power Purchase Agreement for installation of these plants was signed today between DMRC and Noida-based private developer Jakson Engineers Ltd and approved by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

KOCHI: Six innovative projects presented before Energy Open Innovation Zone (EOIZ) of the startup village here have been selected for funding by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) , which has earmarked Rs 1.5 crore for them. The projects selected were Automatic Power Machine developed by Varun Kurup , Eco Solar Water Pump by Surish, Drive and Rack System for Ocean by Shaji V V, Floating Solar Plant by Ajay, Hydrogen Stove by Vimal Gopal and Energy from Flowing Water by Durga Prasad, a press release said.

KOLKATA: The city-based Renewable Energy College has bagged the contract for imparting the technical know-how for setting up a 50-mw floating solar power plant for NHPC in Kerala. This will be the world's first large floating solar power plant. "There are large stretches of water bodies in Kerala which NHPC wants to harness for solar power. This floating solar power technology was developed by the Renewable Energy College and has been implemented in the city. The first plant — a pilot project — is scheduled to be commissioned in October this year.

NEW DELHI: Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has commissioned a solar power plant at its Manesar facility to harness renewable energy source in line with its policy of adopting Eco-friendly technologies. The 1MW solar power plant has been set up at an investment of Rs 10.3 crore and was commissioned this month, the company said in statement. Commenting on the initiative, MSI Executive Director, (Plant) Rajiv Gandhi said: "With the launch of 1MW photo voltaic solar power plant, Maruti Suzuki has taken the first step to harness renewable solar energy".

NEW DELHI: NTPC's solar power project in Madhya Pradesh , the biggest in the country using domestically manufactured modules, has been commissioned. The 50 MW plant in Rajgarh, which was set up by Tata Power Solar for state-owned NTPC, will be used to supply electricity to about 90,000 households a year. The photovoltaic project for NTPC was commissioned "as part of their mandate to expand their renewable energy portfolio to 1,000 MW by 2017," Tata Power Solar said in a statement.

NEW DELHI: The government is aggressively accelerating the solar energy programme, and aiming for four giant plants of 1,000 Mw each. It also wants to bundle solar and conventional power to make renewable energy more affordable. Giant solar projects may be put up quickly in Rajasthan , Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as the new government is keen to promote this source of renewable energy. To achieve the target of commissioning of 20,000 Mw of solar power generation capacity ahead of targeted 2022, the government may redesign Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission while the scope of the Electricity Act 2003 may also expanded to push for higher utilisation of renewable energy.

NEW DELHI: In a bid to tap alternative sources of energy, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to build solar power plants at about 30 of its airports across the country. AAI plans to install 50 MW capacity plants in the first phase, which would be enhanced to 150 MW over a period of time, an AAI spokesperson said today. The plants would be established on surplus land available with it at these identified airports or on the large roof tops of the airport structures.

NEW DELHI: NTPC today said its 50 MW solar plant at Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is now fully operational. "With commencement of commercial operations of 20 MW solar unit today, the capacity of Rajgarh solar photo-voltaic (PV) plant has become 50 MW," NTPC said in a statement. With this, the state-owned company's total capacity of non-conventional energy projects has reached 95 MW. NTPC is the largest power producer in the country, with an installed capacity of 43,039 MW. Its 16 coal-based and seven gas-based plants, seven solar renewable and seven joint venture power stations contribute about 28 per cent of the country's electricity supplies.

NEW DELHI: General Electric (GE) is entering India's clean energy sector with a $24-million investment in India's largest solar power plant, the 150 mw project of Welspun Renewable Energies in Madhya Pradesh. India's vast potential for solar power had also prompted Goldman Sachs to invest about $320 million in Sumant Sinha-promoted ReNew Power last year in two phases, making it the largest investment so far in Indian renewable energy generation industry. Asian Development Bank (ADB)